The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-26
OF THE SHAH.
Trips Through It With His
WE'LL Guarded Wives.
kb Country Seats How He 1nagines
Inself at Sea-Penalties Imposed
for CHANGING at His Fair
Partners.

vi Liittli oman 10 " ptS"o
man carrying heavy response bill
or immersed in severe intellectual
IS, is better for a hobby or favorite
!. The Shah is no exception to
rule. Undoubtedly his excellent
h through a protracted reign is
! In a measure to his Partially for
rs Of the field. AT least fortnightly
ng the winter the Shah visits one
is numerous pavilions in the SUI
Is, and deyotes himself to the chase.
day before such an excursion the
space without the gate of the pal
Is crowded with mules and camels
h form part of the royal menagc;
The entire day is devoted to loading
b with the various articles that may
eeded by the King and his wives.
be season be the spring or autumn.
numerous tents of the largest
are added, greatly increasing the
Rber Of loads. The tents of the
dignitaricS of Persia are of great
some times sixty to eighty feet in
Oh. divided into apartments, and
with choice cmbroideries. That
Of the camp occupied by the wives
grounded hya painted canvas wall.
as the royal tents are of crimson,
effect is unique. The caravan
Is several hours before the Shah. in
r that all may be in readiness
nst his arrival. At sunrise of the
he is TO start a cannon announces
fvcnt. In early times it was the
pm to publish his departure by
|wihga red banner to the breeze
the top Of a high tower.
fring the m from May to
(ember, inclusive, the Shah passes
one superb country seat to an
p and takes long expeditions into
mountains. He is then accom-
ed by Il number of his wives. All
| resorts are beautillcd by tanks or
Pclal lakes acres in extent, inclosed
masonry and shaded by dense
res. remember q tank that was
FUNDED by Il line of small houses,
Pay alike. and each containing one
n these were intended for the ia
Z wives, while above lowered the
|llon OF the Shah in three lofty sto.
elegantly decorated. When the
lungs are insufficient to accommo-
AL the wives, whether of the Shah
ministers at their summer re-.
= II is not unusual for the ladies
tc,"py tents in the grounds, while
'ord reposcs luxuriously under
,neiter OF u solid roof. Still one
" hears tho women Of Persia COM
T.. With them ignorance is bliss.
pchan Tcpeh, another of the Shah's
rue resorts, presents a series of
kg,hg ~one-story buildings along
4uc''''ty OF a steep. barren rock.
extreme upper apartment is plan
70 remind the Shah Of his sea-voy-
1t is long and low, like a steam
'aoln. and the windows on either
are Ike the round headlights of
" ana closed with swinging bulls
screwed to an iron frame, as in a
,ae There, with a gale beating
INST that eagles nest 500 feet above
Y p'aln, the Shah sits many q winter
y Ut me imagincs himself again ut
, Inc whims Of the great are not
'V " interest. as they tend to show
!. IVY snare our common humanity.
n, '.e wivesof the Shah accompany
|, y" 'llese trips they travel in tach-
wheh going over the mount
Na,, inesa are covered filters re-
w.! p%aianquins, carried between
|c. "u'es, But in tho cnvirons of
nv" 'hesc ladies go In certain
! r ",' coaches that date. apparently,
r.enlstoric times. These vehicles
M %awn BY six horses each, and in
4 '',rlible IN old-fashioned stage
NAey arc painted blue and pro.